Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Tuesday 30 November is the 175th anniversary of the birth of Mark Twain, one of the most important writers in American history. He tried unsuccessfully to write his autobiography on many occasions. Eventually, he dictated it.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

■The First Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the pilgrims survive the brutal winter. That feast lasted three days providing enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Indians and the menu featured turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.

■U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday in 1863. However in 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt established the current date for observance, the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Last Saturday I was delighted by listening to Sting in Madrid ending his symphonic tour throughout Spain . Having stopped in Bilbao and Barcelona too. Sting was accompanied by the London Philarmonic Orchestra to perform symphonic covers of his hits with Police and alone.

I must confess I was robbed of breath with some of the songs, however An Englishman in New York was one of the best hits I have ever heard by him in a long time!!! That ´s why I must thank both the singer and the﻿ orchestra because they gave us the most memorable moment in Madrid . Simply beautiful !